San Nicolás de los Garza, sometimes known only as San Nicolás, is a municipality that is part of the Greater Monterrey metropolitan area. It houses the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León (Autonomous University of Nuevo León), one of the most prestigious public schools in Latin America. This article is about the Mexican city; for other uses, see Monterrey (disambiguation). ... UANL is the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León, located in San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico. ...

According to Mexico's national development indexes, people that live in San Nicolás are among the happiest in the country, and have the greatest quality of life standard in the nation. San Nicolás, although less populated than Monterrey, has the higher population density.

Factories for important Mexican companies, including Cemex, and Hylsa are located here. Cemex SA de CV ( NYSE: CX) is the worlds third largest manufacturer of cement and the worlds leading supplier of ready-mix concrete. ...

This municipality is also the house of the University's First Division team, the UANL Tigres, a walkover team who rivals the Club de Futbol Monterrey. Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, also known as Tigres UANL or simply Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club, and it is the youngest, and most succesful soccer team in the state of Nuevo León. ... Club de Fútbol Monterrey, also known as Monterrey, is a Mexican professional football club from Monterrey, Nuevo León, in the northeast of the country. ...